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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-12-07
TRIBUTE OF RESPECT

The Robert e. Lee Camp of Confederate ye,o-
ans. sorrowing at the dispensa.ion of The a.
mighty which has taken from US our conrad. al a.
surgeon. DR.. ALBERT FAIRFAX, and desirira1 ~. u
manifest grief and pay tribute, feeble tbanag
it may be, to his memory, do
Resolve, l. That in bis death we feel the lr.,,.
a comrade endeared to US by long association ~ b.
kind and gentle manners the exponent Of lor =!
~ character, full Of tho Christian grsces of nv,
esty, sincerity and charity. Faithful to e I,ya
trust, pure and upright in his conversation sr5
walk in life, true to his convictions and frien1
ships an humble, consistent follower of his To.,
and Saviour, he leaves the example, all WORTH
be followed, of 9 noble christian gentleman ~
2. That we feel that this whole community h.
sustained tho great loss Of faithful, skilfpl nh,
scan whose heart, full OF sympathy for tho sni
ferings of his felow-beings, WAS ever ready +,
guide his mind and hand to alleviate, and boa.
unselfshly with grateful hearts many poor sys
needy tell.
g. That to the bereaved family of our dep,,,e,
comrade we respectfully tender the sym pstbia;o n
friends devoted to his memory and that cow ~
these resolutions be sent to them ana ALL H.
spread upon the minutes of this association
P. B. HooE.
EDMUND BERKELEY
Z. c, PoweI1
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-12-07
A Desperate Fight.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec, Information
has been received Of desperate fight in a
saloon at Georgetown, Eldorado county, be-
tween Frank Hollngsworth, aged a. and
his s!ep-father, George Handy, so years
old. Both had been drinking. Handy be
gan the row and the stepson knocked hin
down. The old man got up quickly. and in
rough and tumble fight that followed
struck his stepson with dirk knife back Of
the ear, the blade breaking Off and remain
Ing in the skull Hollingsworth paid no at
tention to the wound, but continued to
beat and kick the old man Till the latter
was dragged away from him apparently
dead. 1t was then discovered that the
blade was stll 10 Hol;ingsworth's head. 1t
had to be drawn out forcibly with a pair of
pincera. The operation frenzied Holdings.
worth, and he made desperate effort 10
reach the almost dying old man and finish
him. 10 hs rage he knocked down seven
men and then rushed into an adjoining
store, and breaking into show case snatch.
ed revolver to continue the fight He
could not gat cartridge to FL the weapon,
and while searching for one loss Of blood
weakened him 90 that he fell 10 the floor
II Is ,hought that both will die from their
injuries.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-12-07
From RiciiIuOnd.

Special dispatches from Richmond say
"a division Of opinion exists here as 10 the
result of the decision Of the Supreme Court
in the Virginia debt cases. II ia contended
by some persons that it will force the bond
holders to come to settlement on Virginia 3
terms, while others hold that the higging
will still continue in the courts. Mr.. Royal,
counsel for the foreign bondhoders, says he
means to proceed under the Pondexter-
Greenhow decision, and that he shall urge
the bondholders to sue all officers who levy
under the provisions Of what ia known as
the Coupon Crusher. act" A broker says
that the decision of the court mattered real.
ly little one way or the other, for the prices
of the coupons have been steadily decreas-
ing in value for the past four years, owing
TO The fact that the public sentiment has
grown againnt using them.
Gov. Lee last night received letter from
VIM. J.. Royal, in which that gentleman
said in substance that he thought confer.
ence between the representatives of the
Legislature and those of the bondholders
would result satisfactorily for all parties.
Governor Lees message is ten column
paper The present session of the Legisla-
ture promises to be one of the least exciting
held since the war Hon. John S. Barbour
will be nominated rs Riddleberger's succes.
sor by accla nation by the democrats. Ma.
hone will probably secure a nomination at
the hands of the republican minority.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-12-07
FOREIGN NEWS.

Rousseau, the French painter, is dead.
The Crown Prince of Germany takes a
hopeful view Of his case.
The Catholic Bishop of Waterford and
Lismon, in ireland, is dead.
M. Goblet will probably he designated by
President Carnot to form French mir-
istry
1t is expected that NJ. Goblet will be
prime minister in the French cabinet and
that NJ. Flourens will retain the portfolio OF
minister OF foreign affairs.
There ia a renewal of the rumors that Rus
sia is concentrating military force along
the Austrian frontier. These rumors have
revived the feeling of uneasiness concerning
Russia's intentions.
The police are actively endeavoring to err
rest Mr.. Gilhooly, member of Parliament for
Corr, who has taken refuge with Mr., Pyne
in Lis6nery Castle, which is prepared 10
defy the police Mr.. Gilhooly, 1t Is be-
lleved, intends to escape from the castle.
Lord Mayor Sullivan, OF Dublin, who was
convicted of publishing accounts Of pro-
claimed branches OF the National League
and sentenced to two months Imprisonment.
has been removed to the Tullamore jail in
order to prevent his holding daily levees, as
he was doing in the jail at Dublin.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-12-07

THE PaFsENT administration commenced
with the Southern men in the Cabinet,
though one of them, Mr.. Bayard. is only
Southern in name. Oaly two now remain,
Mr.. Lamar having been nominated for the
Supreme Bench, and his place been supplied
by gentleman from Michigan, which State
will give its usual republican majority next
year. However, experience proves that so
far as the South and the whole democratic
party are concerned, it would have been
better for both if the South had not been
represented in the Cabinet during the pres
ent administration. for the Southern mem
bsrs of that body have been so afraid of do
ing anything that might dispesse Northern
republicans, that they have done little or
nothing to please the South or the demo
cratic party.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-12-07
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Several thousand rabbits We're recently
shipped from England to parties in North.
ampton county, and have been put upon
some of the smaller islands along the Allan
tic coast.
Hon. Thomas G. Waston, OF Eastviile,
Northumberland county, whose illness was
mentioned in Yesterdays GAZETTE. died in
the afternoon ct the residence of his brother
in.law, DR.. J. n. Upsbur, 10 Richmond.
Commemorative Attorney s. B. Witt, OF
Richmond in accordance with the provis
ions of Coupon Crusher No 2, yesterday in
stituted forty eight suits in the Hastings
Court against persons who have rendered
coupons in payment in taxes.
Two convicts, Frank Burkman and Frendz
Colniiz, white men, tried to escape from the
penitenliary Monday night by cutting a
hole through the top of their cell and get
ting into the loft, and, by an aperture IN the
wall. climbing down to the yard, where the
guard discovered them.
The members of the Legislature of both
nolitical parties held caucuses last night and
made nominations for officers of the respect
i've bodies. The democrats selected, House
-SDeaker. Richard H. Cardwell, of Han
over clerk, John Bell Bigger, (lncumbent)
OF Spottsylvania sergeant-at'arms. Jas. Z.
Martin, of Giles FIRST doorkeeperr, A. y Sui
Ivan, of Montgomery second doorkeepor,
E. T. Kindred, of Appomattox. Senate
President pro tenn, John l. Hurt, incum-
bent) of Pittsylvania; clerk, j. D. Pendle
ton, (incumbent) of Orange; sergeant at
arms, Il. T. Weaver. (incumben) of Giles
doorkeeper, w. D. Haynes, of Franklin.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-12-07

The BOARD OF Visitors of the Virginia
Normal and Collegiate Institute, State
colored institution, at the request OF, and on
charges brought by. the entire colored facul
ty of that institution, against Professor j.
NJ. Langston, the colored principal thereof.
have elected a successe to the Professor,
who will enter upon his duties on the LIST
proximo In all probability it will be the
same way with the successor. Experience
proves that when any sort of work is to be
done in which all the workers are colored,
for the good of both the work and the work
ers white man had better be superintend
emit
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-12-07

THE W. P. T. Co.-The directors of the
Richmond and West Point Terminal Co. met
in New York yesterday to make arrange
ments for the annual election. President Sui.
ly did not desire q reelection and offered tho
Office of president to John H. Inman and
William H. Rockefeller, bnt the other direc
tors insisted on his retaining the office. He
succeeded in inducing John H. Inman to
take the Office of president Of the Richmond
and Danville Company. At the directors
meeting President Sully declared that ex-
perience had shown that the administration
of the Richmond and Danvile should be
kept separate from that of the Richmond
and West Point Terminal Company, and at
his request Mr.. Inman was asked to assume
the presidency of the former road. The an.
nual election of the Richmond and West
Point Terminal will be held at Richmond
on Tuesday next. The new members of
the board of directors will be r. P Flower,
William 81. Rockefeller, and John II. In
man. There will be no contest.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-12-07
Tho evangelical Alliance.

WASHINGTON, Dec IA General Christ
ian Confere1 ca, under the auspices and d.
rec,ion of the Evangelical Alliance for.the
United States, of which William Z. Dodge,
of New York, is general secretary. opened
in this city this morning in the Congrega'
tional Church. The stated object OF the
Conference Is to discuss measures upon
which all the denominations may be
brought to unite to meet certain new and
pressing emergencies which have arisen in
connection with the great increase of wealth
business, immigration. the changed rela-
tons of labor and capital, and tbs great and
growing percentage of our population who
are not church members or attendants.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-12-07

For THE sake of the State and all her peo-
pie, republicans as well as democrats, black
rs we'll as white; for the Governors sake aud
that of the democratic party, and for the
sake orthe members of The Legislature, it Is
hoped the latter may adopt the Governors
suggestion regarding the State debt. so that
ifpossibe no obstruction may be offered to
the consideration of any measure that may
be likely to relieve Virginia from the blight.
ing effect OF the present condition of that
debt
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-12-07

IT WAS only short time ago that the
Washington Republican was attempting to
prove that at the recent election In Virginia
the cegro vote had either been suppressed
or falsely counted Now it says "The diff
ference between Alabama and Virginia in
regard to the negroes is that in the former
state they are rot allowed to vote at all. II
they we're the democrats might secure some
of their votes, as il, is claimed they have done
In Virginia"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-12-07
MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL

NEW YORK, Dec. THE stock marke! opeuej
heavy to weak this morning, first prices in mos.
cases being from y to Z, per cent. below the Tina
figures of last evening, while Richmond and wes
Point was down Is. The general market was dull
The tone of the dealings continued heavy though
prices were well maintained for short time
The list soon yielded and declines of from L to 3,
per cont. were established in the general list
There was better tone late in the hour and At
II o'clock the market was very dull but steady 10
firm at shade better than the lowest prices OF
the morning Money easy at 4a5.
BALTIMORE, Dee. 1.Vrginis is consolidate
49, pastdue coupons = new IS 66as lO-40,
36la bid to-day.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-12-07
Railroad Accident.

WHITEHALL, N. Y, Dec. Train No.
7, the New York express for Montreal on
the Saratoga and Chunplain division of the
Delaware and Hudson R. r, consisting OF 2
baggage cars, 2 coaches and a sleeping car,
ran off the track at Wtallousburgh Station,
Is miles north of Port Henry, early this
morning. The baggage cars and one of the
coaches caught fire which was communcs.
ted to the depot, and that building and the
cars were destroyed. No one Was injured
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-12-07
CONGRESS-.
B. 7. O.
WARRINGTON, D. e., Dec. 7.
SENATE.


After the presentation OF various commu-
Dications from heads of departments and the
Court of Claims,
Mr.. Cullom remarked that the rule was,
when bills are introduced before committees
are appointed, to have such bills laid on the
table, and that that created unnecessary
work. He therefore moved that the Senate
adjourn, but he withdrew the motion tenn
porarly to permit Mr.. Plumb to offer res.
olution calling on the Commissioner ofAgri-
culture for information as to whether any
person in the employment of that depart
ment, making experiments as to the manu-
hcture Of sugar from sorghum, had obtain
ed or applied for n patent or patents con-
nected with such manufacture and growing
out ofsuch experiment. The resolution was
adopted.
After several Intellectual attempts TO in.
troduce bills the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE.
The House was not in session 10 day, hav
lag adjourned yesterday till Thursday.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-12-07

4 NEW YACHT.-A telegram from Boston
says: Mr.. Edward Burgess has just com
pleted the designs of an eighty.foot water.
line schooner yacht for Mrs Burton, of New
York. Unless all signs fail, the new schoon.
er vii! prove the best yacht that Mr.. Bur-
CESS has yet turned out, length for length
She has one of the haudsomest bows ever
seen GU a yacht, and her after body is re-
markably clean and easy. She is six feet
shorter than the Sachem, and the same
length on the water-line as the Puritan,
though she has more draft than either in
fact, she has more draft than any centre
board yacht which Mr.. Burgess has yet de-
signed. She resembles the Volunteer more
THAI. she does the Sschem, and her sheer
nrofle Nis not unlike that of the famous
sloop. Her forefoot is we'll cut away, and
her ereateN draft is between the heel of the
sterp-oos ard the midahip section. She
will be- rugged and spared for racing, and
will have go6d-sized sail area. 1t looks
as though he new craft would beat the
Sachem in time allowance, ind it will be
close race between them any way. She 10
10 be ready for the aces next year.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-12-07
ADpointn,ent.

WASHINGTON, Dec. T. John A. Hannay,
of Missouri. was to day appointed superin-
tondept OF the document room ofthe House OF
Representatives to succeed A. w. Gibson,
removed. Mr.. Hannay is the editor and
proprietor of the Versailles. Missouri, Ga
zette, which paper he started when he was
16 years old. He was formerly chief clerk
OF the Missouri House OF Representatives
He wos an employe in the folding room
during the 18th Congress.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-12-07

LANGsToN REMovED.-An adjourned
meeting of the board OF visitors of the Vir-
ginia Normal and Collegiate Institute, was
held in Petersburg yesterday, when the
charges against Langston preferred by the
faculty were fully investigated. The result
of the investigation vas the removal of
Langston and the election of James FL.
Johnston, colored, of Richmond, as his sue
cessor. Langston's term of Office will ex-
pire on the frat day Of January next. at
which time the newly elected president will
take charge of the institute. The charges
against Langston were that of attempting
to incite riot at the institute. The board
elected Frank Trigg. of Lynchburg, secre
tary Of the board, and ]. E. Tulley,
of Norfolk, was elected member of the ex-
eculive committee.
Langston says that he has helped to build
up the republican party, and more than
once TO carry this State ard districts of the
State for the republican party. He says it
is now his purpose to run for Congress from
the district.
Langston adds: at is claimed that the
words which employed ia eulogy upon
the late Hon. John A. Logan delivered in
Washington city with respect TO the Presi-
dent of the United States as regards his
proposition TO give heLiberian government
an old discarded war vessel to protect her
commerce, is the real objection held against
me by Superintendent Buchanan aDd his
negro colleagues of the board of visitors, and
determined their action az regards their
treatment of me, indicated 10 their MONACO
ton in the matter of the election of pres;
dent to the institute ut q meeting held some
weeks ago."
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-12-07

LARGE PURCHASE OF Coal LANDs.-Bas-
il Gordon, of Rappahannock county, has re-.
Gently purchased 1000 acres of land situa-
ted on Clear Fork of Big Coal River and
the headwaters of Paint Creek and Cabin
creek, in Kanawha. Raleigh and Fayette
counties, W. Va. Price given. FIVE dollars
per acre. This land is part of Henry Banks
10000 acre patent. owned by the heirs of A.
D. Williams, of Richmond, from whom Mr..
Gordon made his purchase. 1t is we'll tim
bered and contains superior coal.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-12-07
Killed by a railing Wall.

PORTSMOUTH, Ohio, Dec. THE Buck
eye -four mills of Nj. H. Anderson. in this
city, burned last night. The cast wall of
the building fell, crushing NJ. H. Anderson,
the owner, and q fireman named William
Simpson the latter was instantly killed.
Mr.. Anderson died in few moments. Three
other fromen wero dangerously injured and |. two
slghtly hurt
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-12-07
Fatal ARRAY.

JERRYyILLE, Ark, Dec Grant Gar
rett and Cnl. Wapgoner, living 10 Polo
township, met on the roadside yesterday
and began firing at each other. Garrett
was killed outright and Waggoner will die
from his wounds. The murder is the result
of e. feud which thus far has cost four lives
and further bloodshed is imminent. Several
prominent families are involved.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-12-07

The VIRGINIA COUPON DECIs1oN.-The
United States Supreme Court decision in
the Virginia coupon cases did not have a
marked effect Gu these securities in Balti-
more, because for some time there has not
been much of market in them there. The
Sun says. banker, who deals in them, said
the Supreme Court had beaten the bond
holders, but he heard there were orders re-
ceved to buy 100000 for London account.
Many of them are held abroad.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-12-07
WOman's Auxiliary.

The regular quarterly meeting of the Woman.
Auxiliary ~. NJ C. A. will be held at the n
C. A. rooms, on King street, tomorrow CTbnr..
day. December Sth, at II o'clock a N. Al, lad,es
interested in the work of the auxiliary. which j.
to corporate with the association in furnisbng
attractive and comfortable rooms for social resor
for the young men of the city, arc cordially in.
vited to be present.
By ORDER OF BOARD w
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-12-07

The only pain we can safely make light
of ia the window-psne, but the pain that
racks our frame and tears our lungs Ia a
mater of serious consequence. To alleviate
the latter and fleet permanent cure. DR..
Bulls Cough Syrup is relied on by all SEN
sbie people.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-12-07
An AbscOnder.

WINNIPEG, Man, Dec. IA young man
named Jackson, 10 the employ of the Uni
ted States in New York, who absconded n
couple of months ago with over SO 900, has
been located here. He changed his stolen
securities into Canadian money before cross
ing the horder
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-12-07
Steamer Ashore.

LONDON. Dec. THE Royal mail steam
or Isla de Panay, which left Liverpool Nov.
2S for Manila, Iloilo, Cebu, Singapore, etc.,
is ashore nine miles north of Sagres. Poriu,
gal. Seven of her crew were drowned. She
is vessel of 8 500 tons.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-12-07

LAST SUMNER tho Virginia democratic
convention ut Roanoke adopted resolutions
recommending The continuance of the pro
tective tariff and the abolition of the inter,
nal revenue system. The Presidents mes
sage to Congress yesterday recommends the
repeal of the protective tariff and the con-
tinuauce of the internal revenue system.
Now, if the recommendations Of the con-
vention were democratic, certainly those OF
the Presiden. can not be, and vice versa.
That the Presidents recommendations are
for the good OF the many instead OF the few,
and are therefore essentially democratic, all
true democrats must know, and most them
will acknowledge. Possibly the anti demo
cratic resolutions of the convention may
have been one of the causes Of the loss of
thirty three thousand democratic votes at
the late 'eciion.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-12-07

A GREAT OYSTER BED.-some oystermen are of
the opinion that if the Tangier Sound was closed
to all dredge boats for period of three years, it
would at the expiration Of that time be perfect
gold mine. comparatively speaking. When the
sound Is closed TO al! classes of dredgers the
ers are to be allowed the privilege of working the
whole year round
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-12-07

THERE Is no more justice in taxing the
tobacco of Virginia farmer, than there
would be in taxing his corn or his wheat,
and the President should have excepted the
TAX on raw tobacco from his otherwise
proper recommendation for the continuance
OF the internal revenue system.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-12-07
European Money Markets.

LONDON, Dec. THE London stock mar
ket and bourses at Paris, Berlin and Frank
fort are weak. The bourse at Vienna is
excited. The markets are affected by the
reports concerning the movements of Rus
sian troops on the Austrian frontier.